Outside the cave, the ordinary people who Fang Qingzhu had escorted out and should have escaped suddenly cried out in despair for help.
Immediately, a powerful demonic aura burst forth! It was so strong that it could be clearly felt even through the cave entrance.
Lin Jichen and Fang Qingzhu hurried to check, only to see a massive cloud of black mist in the sky outside the cave, which condensed into a terrifying ghostly face, laughing eerily.
The group of ordinary people who had just escaped death were trapped in place, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Then, a wisp of black mist drilled into their bodies, piercing through their chests one by one.
Their bodies exploded one after another, turning into a mist of blood that was absorbed by the ghostly face. The ghostly face showed a look of enjoyment, and its laughter became even more piercing and wild.
"It's a Yin fiend! It must have escaped from the Land of Sealing Demons."
Fang Qingzhu frowned, her expression grave. "I didn't expect such evil spirits to be causing trouble even in the territory of our Mysterious Medical Sect. It seems the world will not be peaceful, alas."
Lin Jichen was about to speak when suddenly, another uninvited guest arrived.
It was another powerful evil spirit!
It probably came attracted by the scent of blood.
The two evil spirits began to fight over the human blood. The ghostly face in the black mist was obviously unwilling to let its food be snatched away and started to battle with the other.
Judging by their auras, both evil spirits were around the Golden Core Realm in strength.
Lin Jichen thought the best strategy at this moment was to stay put and wait for them to weaken each other, then swoop in like a mantis stalking a cicada.
However, because of the fight between the two evil spirits, the ordinary people below were also suffering, with more and more dying tragically.
The kind-hearted Fang Qingzhu couldn't bear it and rushed out of the cave to save the people.
Lin Jichen felt a bit regretful. If they could wait until the two evil spirits had exhausted some of their strength, it would be much easier to deal with them.
Even if they were sure to win, it would save a lot of effort.
It wasn't that he was cold-blooded, but Lin Jichen knew that in this Xianxia world, the strong prey on the weak, and most people are selfish.
Betrayal, backstabbing, and treachery were common occurrences in the future world.
Perhaps the old Lin Jichen was as naive as Fang Qingzhu, but after experiencing a deep betrayal, his mindset had changed.
Taking risks for a group of unrelated people was not Lin Jichen's current principle.
But when he saw Fang Qingzhu take action, he still unconditionally supported her. In the end, he couldn't be cold-blooded and heartless.
"Sigh, still too soft-hearted," Lin Jichen sighed and then rushed out of the cave as well.
Their appearance immediately caused the two evil spirits to unite against a common enemy.
"One each, don't be polite. Ladies first, you pick first."
Lin Jichen walked to Fang Qingzhu's side and said softly.
Fang Qingzhu nodded slightly and chose the stronger evil spirit, quickly taking action.
Lin Jichen knew Fang Qingzhu was looking out for him, and he didn't refuse her kindness, choosing the ghostly face in the black mist and flying forward.
The evil spirit, seeing that its opponent was Lin Jichen, who only had Crystal Realm strength, let out a grotesque laugh.
Then the black mist turned into a vast, eerie shadow, enveloping Lin Jichen!
Lin Jichen's eyes remained calm. He flicked his fingers lightly on the Dark Night Sword, and a clear sword hum echoed through the heavens and earth.
As his robes fluttered, the sword in his hand slashed through the void!
Accompanied by a grotesque scream, the Yin fiend was forced back.
【Evil Spirit: Yin Fiend】
【Strength: Early Golden Core】
【Health: 43730/45000】
This was an early Golden Core Realm evil spirit. If it were before his Crystal Formation, Lin Jichen would have had a headache dealing with it.
But now, dealing with this elite-level Golden Core opponent posed no pressure for Lin Jichen.
Even within the same realm, there could be significant differences in strength.
It's not always the case that a higher realm is stronger than a lower one.
This is true among cultivators as well. Within the same realm, the difference between individuals could be as vast as that between a three-year-old child and a grown man.
This is why Lin Jichen had not been in a hurry to advance his realm before.
He could solo a boss-level exotic beast like the Kai Ming Beast in the Foundation Establishment Realm? Besides his heaven-defying fate talent laying a solid foundation for him.
Various high-grade equipment, advanced skills, and the support of supreme-grade breakthrough elixirs along the way.
And Lin Jichen's own combat experience and operational awareness.
All these allowed him to continuously defeat enemies of higher realms.
Of course, if the realm gap was too large, it would still be difficult to compensate with just the basics.
Lin Jichen felt that he could only surpass one realm now. If he encountered a Gathering Spirit Realm enemy, even if the opponent was just ordinary, he would find it hard to handle.
Because the attribute increase between major realms was too significant, not something that could be compensated by minor realms.
As he struck the evil spirit, Lin Jichen's next sword followed its shadow.
The sword shadows surged like a storm sweeping across a lake, raising waves of astonishment.
Immediately, a series of dense collisions and muffled sounds rang out, each sword strike stronger than the last!
The Yin fiend realized it had laughed too early. It thought it was just here to collect heads, but it had kicked a steel plate.
It began to fight back with all its might, but in the face of Lin Jichen's monstrous attributes and terrifying combat talent, it was only on the receiving end of a one-sided beating.
The battle was a crushing defeat from the start, like a bear trampling on wheat, completely one-sided.
Throughout the process, only the evil spirit's continuous screams could be heard.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Jichen was a Golden Core Realm cultivator bullying a Crystal Realm evil spirit.
But in fact, their realms were reversed, yet the evil spirit was being beaten without any chance to fight back.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the early Golden Core Realm evil spirit was slain by Lin Jichen!
Lin Jichen calmly went over to loot the Soul Burial Mound, as if single-handedly killing a Golden Core Realm opponent was a routine matter.
In the Soul Burial Mound were two Mysterious Grade and four or five Spirit Grade pieces of equipment, none of which were worth looking at.
He casually collected them, planning to throw them into his auction house later, and then chose to help Fang Qingzhu.
Fang Qingzhu hadn't expected that she had just started fighting, and Lin Jichen had already come back to help her.
With Lin Jichen's assistance, Fang Qingzhu's pressure was greatly reduced. She shifted from being the main attacker to providing various buffs to Lin Jichen.
Unlike the tough battle against the Hell Boar God last time, Lin Jichen was now facing a mid-Golden Core opponent but was fighting as if he was bullying a weakling.
Fang Qingzhu couldn't help but marvel at how Lin Jichen's strength had become increasingly unfathomable.
This level of Golden Core enemy couldn't pose any threat to him at all.
If she were to fight Lin Jichen, even if she was confident she could win, the process would be extremely difficult.
Perhaps only an opponent of Li Xinghun's caliber could confidently handle Lin Jichen now.
After the last evil spirit was slain, Lin Jichen felt a bit regretful that he was stuck at a bottleneck, wasting the cultivation experience of these two evil spirits.